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Boston Red Sox @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2026-08-16 · Day game · PNC Park · Att: 25575 · 81°F, Overcast · Wind 10 mph, Out To CF · 2:34

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Red Sox 8–3. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 1st — Bryan Reynolds doubles (30) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Andruw Monasterio grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Yorke to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Rafael Flores Jr. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. Caleb Durbin out at 2nd. Andruw Monasterio out at 1st — worth 11% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
PIT	2	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	11

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nick Sogard 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3
Ceddanne Rafaela CF	4	0	0	0	0	2
Wilyer Abreu RF	3	0	0	0	1	1
Adley Rutschman DH	3	0	0	0	1	2
Caleb Durbin 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Andruw Monasterio SS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jarren Duran LF	3	1	1	0	0	2
Eli White PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Anthony Seigler 2B	2	1	1	0	1	0
Connor Wong C	3	1	2	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jared Triolo SS	5	1	1	0	0	0
Esmerlyn Valdez RF	4	2	2	0	1	1
Bryan Reynolds DH	3	2	2	2	1	0
Brandon Lowe 2B	4	1	2	2	0	2
Rafael Flores Jr. 1B	3	1	1	0	1	2
Jake Mangum LF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Nick Yorke 3B	4	0	2	3	0	1
Billy Cook CF	3	0	0	0	1	1
Henry Davis C	3	0	0	1	0	0